Male labor force participation rate in Barbados
Barbados: Male labor force participation rate was 68.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Male labor force participation rate in Barbados, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 68.7% for male labor force participation rate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, male labor force participation rate in Barbados peaked at 76.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2021.
That places Barbados 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.5% | 74.4% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 66.2% | 70.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Barbados
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 78.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is male labor force participation rate in Barbados?
- Male labor force participation rate in Barbados was 68.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest male labor force participation rate recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest male labor force participation rate recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2021.
- How does Barbados rank for male labor force participation rate?
- Barbados ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is male labor force participation rate rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Male labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the male working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).